Immigration

Employing International Talent to Bolster NJ’s Economic Recovery, April 30

Apr23,2021

Strategies for reforming American immigration policy to accelerate New Jersey’s economic recovery will be explored during a free online event April 30 sponsored by NJBIA, the New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition (NJBIC) and Einstein’s Alley, a nonprofit economic development initiative. “Opening the International Talent Pipeline” will feature immigration experts, political leaders, and industry representatives who […]

What Businesses Need to Know about Changes to H-1B Visas and More

Feb08,2021

By NJBIA

Connell Foley attorneys recently updated NJBIA members on the status of some of the hundreds of changes made since 2017 to federal immigration rules, including the H-1B visa program, and how it impacts U.S. employers and their hiring practices. Neil Dornbaum and Kathleen Peregoy, the co-chairs of Connell Foley’s Immigration Practice Group, spoke Feb. 4 at an online meeting of the NJBIA Human Resource Council about rules finalized during the Trump administration, including some whose scheduled implementation date […]

ICE Extends Permission for Remote 1-9 Document Review through Jan. 31

Jan07,2021

By NJBIA

Employers with workplaces that are operating remotely because of COVID-19 do not have to conduct an in-person I-9 review of identity and work authorization documents through Jan. 31. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has permitted an extension in the rules related to I-9 compliance several times since the pandemic began in March 2020. The […]

ICE Extends Permission for Remote I-9 Document Review Until Dec. 31

Nov19,2020

By NJBIA

Employers with workplaces that are operating remotely because of COVID-19 do not have to conduct an in-person I-9 review of identity and work authorization documents for the rest of the year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced. The ICE announcement Wednesday extends permission to continue conducting a remote review of required documents for Form I-9 through Dec. 31. This is the fourth time this year ICE has allowed an extension in the rules related to I-9 compliance. […]

Immigrants Get the Job Done

Oct15,2020

By NJBIA

NJBIA, along with Einstein’s Alley and the New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition, honored five immigrant entrepreneurs during a virtual online event today that also celebrated the achievements of New Jersey’s 128,508 immigrant entrepreneurs whose businesses provide jobs for 380,000 people. The online virtual event, “Immigration in NJ: New Ideas, Fresh Perspectives and a Celebration of […]

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